hem|i|trope

hem|i|trope
hem|i|trope «HEHM ee trohp», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having two similar parts or halves, one of which is turned half way round upon the other, as of a compound or twin crystal.
–n.
a hemitrope crystal.
[< French hémitrope < hémi- hemi- + Greek trópos turning]

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  • Hemitrope — Hem i*trope, a. [Hemi + Gr. ? to turn: cf. F. h[ e]mitrope.] Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hemitrope — Hem i*trope, n. That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • e — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • Wasser — 1. Alle kleinen Wasser laufen in die grossen. – Simrock, 11227; Körte, 6528; Braun, I, 4928. »Die kleinen Wasser allgemein laufen in die grossen hinein.« Die Russen: Das Wasser, was die Ladoga der Newa gibt, gibt die Newa dem Finnischen Meerbusen …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • hemitrope — hemitropic /hem i trop ik, troh pik/, adj. hemitropism, hemitropy /hi mi treuh pee/, n. /hem i trohp /, Crystall. n. 1. twin1 (def. 5). adj. 2. twin1 (def. 12). [1795 1805; < F; see HEMI , TROPE] * * * …   Universalium

  • hemitrope — [hem′iträp′ikhem′i trōp΄] adj. [Fr hémitrope: see HEMI & TROPE] designating a crystal formed of two other crystals joined so that corresponding faces are directly opposed: also hemitropic [hem′iträp′ik] n. such a crystal …   English World dictionary

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